Meal Plan Monday

Before I get to what we are eating this week, I first need to confess. I went off the wagon, hard core. I weighed 143.2. An almost 5lb gain, in a week and a half. You see...I went on a well deserved trip (alone) to see some friends in San Francisco. And it was a complete weekend of gluttony. I solely consumed (in order of quantity): WINE (lots and lots of wine), cheese (1/2 lb of burrata all to myself, plus more!), butter, macaroons, cured meats, bread, chicken wings, lobster, guacamole, crab, fruit, vegetables. That's right, a 4 day trip filled with nothing but wineries and eating. Gluttony at its finest. But the reallllllly sad thing is, is that this was last weekend. And I haven't been able to stop. Someone help me. I have exactly zero willpower.

The other sad thing is, I have no real plan for my behavior to stop. You see, tomorrow is one of my favorite food days of the year. Yes it is Mardi Gras, but more notably, it is Paczki Day. Have you ever had one? If not, then you have not lived. They are pretty much donuts, except for like 100 times better than your-average-run-of-the-mill-every-day-type-donut. This bakery by B's office makes them only one day a year....and they sell out faaaasst. Every year the bakery sends a reminder email about glorious Paczki Day, and I promptly remind B that if he doesn't come home with paczkis then he shouldn't bother coming home at all. Thankfully he called ahead a pre-order, so he will probably still have a place to live.

And following the day where I eat 5+ extra fattening paczkis in one sitting comes Valentine's Day candy and cookies (that I will steal from the kids), and then a steak house date night for B and I. And just in case you were wondering, I also take my steak very seriously....we call a day ahead and request my preferred cut (bone-in filet....not on the menu, but ahhhhhmaaaazzzzing).

So yeah, no plans to be back on the wagon anytime soon. Maybe Sunday? I am dreading that weigh-in. But bone-in filet and paczkis make it worth it....or at least that is what I will tell myself until then.

Now....onto our weekly menu:

Chicken Jambalaya (and paczkis, duh)
Tropical Beans and Rice
General Tso's Chicken, Rice, Sugar Snap Peas
Balsamic Pork Chops, Brussels Sprouts, Sweet Potatoes
Spinach Stuffed Shells, Salad
Spicy Peanut Noodles

Before I get to what we are eating this week, I first need to confess. I went off the wagon, hard core. I weighed 143.2. An almost 5lb gain, in a week and a half. You see...I went on a well deserved trip (alone) to see some friends in San Francisco. And it was a complete weekend of gluttony. I solely consumed (in order of quantity): WINE (lots and lots of wine), cheese (1/2 lb of burrata all to myself, plus more!), butter, macaroons, cured meats, bread, chicken wings, lobster, guacamole, crab, fruit, vegetables. That's right, a 4 day trip filled with nothing but wineries and eating. Gluttony at its finest. But the reallllllly sad thing is, is that this was last weekend. And I haven't been able to stop. Someone help me. I have exactly zero willpower.

The other sad thing is, I have no real plan for my behavior to stop. You see, tomorrow is one of my favorite food days of the year. Yes it is Mardi Gras, but more notably, it is Paczki Day. Have you ever had one? If not, then you have not lived. They are pretty much donuts, except for like 100 times better than your-average-run-of-the-mill-every-day-type-donut. This bakery by B's office makes them only one day a year....and they sell out faaaasst. Every year the bakery sends a reminder email about glorious Paczki Day, and I promptly remind B that if he doesn't come home with paczkis then he shouldn't bother coming home at all. Thankfully he called ahead a pre-order, so he will probably still have a place to live.

And following the day where I eat 5+ extra fattening paczkis in one sitting comes Valentine's Day candy and cookies (that I will steal from the kids), and then a steak house date night for B and I. And just in case you were wondering, I also take my steak very seriously....we call a day ahead and request my preferred cut (bone-in filet....not on the menu, but ahhhhhmaaaazzzzing).

So yeah, no plans to be back on the wagon anytime soon. Maybe Sunday? I am dreading that weigh-in. But bone-in filet and paczkis make it worth it....or at least that is what I will tell myself until then.

Now....onto our weekly menu:

Chicken Jambalaya (and paczkis, duh)
Tropical Beans and Rice
General Tso's Chicken, Rice, Sugar Snap Peas
Balsamic Pork Chops, Brussels Sprouts, Sweet Potatoes
Spinach Stuffed Shells, Salad
Spicy Peanut Noodles